CVSS 4.0
7.7 highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCVE-2026-76218
High (7.7) in gitpython project gitpython. EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in gitpython 3.1.58.
GitPython before 3.1.58 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in Repo.init that forwards unsafe git options without validation. Attackers can supply a template parameter pointing to a directory with malicious git hooks that execute arbitrary code when git operations are performed on the initialized repository.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- EPSS
- 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 53% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-88
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- gitpython_project:gitpython
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-9rj7-rf2p-w77r | PyPI | gitpython | <3.1.58 | 3.1.58 |
| PYSEC-2026-3840 | PyPI | gitpython | <3.1.58 | 3.1.58 |